Video Game Law Blog — XNA Game Studio Express Beta 2

XNA Game Studio Express Beta 2 - You Too Can be a Game Developer!

November 2, 2006 at 2:16 pm - by Dale Dietrich

Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio Express Beta 2 aims to provide anyone who’s ever thought they’d like to take a stab at developing a video game with a platform and system to do so. The beta version can be downloaded for free until December 11.

Dale’s Comment: From everything I’ve heard about the XNA Game Studio, this bodes very well for both the future of video gaming and the prospects for new developers to get into the business. With this development environment, anyone can attempt to develop video games. Video games created with XNA can be uploaded to the Internet and downloaded by members of the XNA Creators Club ($99 a year - or $44 for a 4 month trial) who wish to give your game a go - including through Xbox 360 Live Marketplace downloads. This is a tremendous opportunity for new developers to start off small and get their creations seen by publishers. If successful, such small games might, one day, become saleable PC game titles or XBox 360 Arcade titles - or both. Heck, maybe I’ll give it a try!